中国有色金属学报(英文版)
Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China
Vol. 21 No. 8 August 2011 |
reduction-chlorination process in vacuum
(1. National Engineering Laboratory of Vacuum Metallurgy,
Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China;
2. Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Vacuum Metallurgy of Yunnan Province,
Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China;
3. Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering,
Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China)
Abstract:Behaviors of TiO2 in the alumina carbothermic reduction and chlorination process in vacuum at different temperatures were investigated experimentally by means of XRD, SEM and EDS. In the preparation of materials, the molar ratio of Al2O3 to C was 1:4, and 10% TiO2 and excess AlCl3 were added. The results show that TiC is produced by C and TiO2 after TiO2 transforms from anatase into rutile gradually. In the temperature range of 1 763−1 783 K, the compounds of Ti and Al are not found in slags and condensate. The purity of aluminum reaches 98.35%, and TiO2 does not participate in alumina carbothermic reduction process and chlorination process in vacuum.
Key words: titanium dioxide; alumina; carbothermic reduction; chlorination